Vocabulary : Poinsettia to Point-devise
Poinsettia : A Mexican shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.Point : A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point. ;; One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing and writing for the blind. The first practical system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are current in the United States: New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later improvement, American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the New-York-point principle of using the characters of few points for the commonest letters. ;; In various games, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player himself; ;; The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goal keeper; also, the player himself. ;; The position of the pitcher and catcher. ;; A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run. ;; The perpendicular
Point alphabet : An alphabet for the blind with a system of raised points corresponding to letters.
Point applique : Lace having a needle-made design applied to a net ground, this ground often being machine-made.
Point d'appui : See under Appui.
